Historical Details

Great-Great-Nephew of Town's Founder

Courtesy of Library Costlow Collection, 05/29/1969

Costlow Collection, Frank Lusk Part 1

When Mrs. Edna Johnson of Lusk went to England to visit her son, Air Force Staff Sgt. George Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson, she also met Capt. Robert E. Lusk, a great-great-nephew of Frank Stillman Lusk, the man for whom the town Lusk is named. Capt. Lusk is the great-grandson of Squire Tollison Lusk, brother of Frank Lusk. Squire Tollison Lusk was magistrate of Wyoming County, West Virginia, and Capt. Lusk is a native of Devils Fork W.Va., which is in Wyoming County.

Capt. and Mrs. Lusk and daughter, Sgt. and Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Edna Johnson toured the lowlands and other sections of Europe during her European visit. Capt. Lusk is an attorney with the Air Force Judge Advocates office in South Ruislit, England.

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Related/Linked Records

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Obituary Johnson, Edna (02/28/1920 - 09/14/1976) View Record
Obituary Lusk, Frank (04/27/1857 - 08/06/1930) View Record